Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-26
ming the lsndsturm. The vote was

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 | unanimous.
 W.sHrSeros, Feb. 24-Ths Senate oa1cus has nominated Senator Ingalls,
 to he President of the Senate. Twenty ai0bt votes were cast, of which lnRslls
 gjt IS; Hoar, 8; Eimunds, l; and Frye ROME. February 24-Details have been
 received this morning of the results of
 the earthauakes yesterday, showing that { their effects were far more serious than
 was thought. The loss of life and des-
 truction of property is lesrned to have | been terrible. The most startling news
 comes from Genoese Rivera Over hf- | teen hundred people were killed in that | district. At the village of BstssdO, sit uated at the top of hIll, a number of inhabltsnts took refuge in church
 when shocks were first felt. Subse auently the shocks demolished the
 church and three hundred of the people
 who were in it were killed. The des-
 truction of property in the sections of | Italy visited by the earthquake was im-
 mense and widespread. Another shock was felt at Mentos to-day. It was SO severe tha. houses were shaken but no one was injured. Additional details concerning the damage done by yester- dsy's shocks show that in some cases villages built on mountain sides were toppled into the valleys. Three railway
 trains have been dispatched with food for the sufferers. A number of soldiers
 have also been sent to assist them.
 SAN FRANCISCO, February 24.-The | fret Case OfsnallpOX imported into the city from the south has been disposed f.f Texas. who started with his wife for a | trip to California, stopped at Fl PasO, | and arrived here on Saturday last, when | the gentleman was taken suddenly i'll. | Health Officer Mesrs pronounced 1t a
 case of smallpox and the victim was re- moved to the pest house. Dr. Mears
 says there is DO cause for alarm, IS he | does not believe there is danger of an
 epidemic.
 SAN FRAN. Feb. 24-The telegraph company reports that one of the worst storms ever known IS now raging ID l the Sierra Nevadas, The telegraph
 wires are stIll holding, but it IS imPOs sible to say how long they can be de- pended upon. The wires are, owing to the storm, working extremely hard, and
 no report has come through yet.
 Los ANGELES, Feb. 2L-Mayor Work
 man has issued proclamation regard ing the reports Gs to the prevalence of
 smallpox in this cily. He states there ! have been only twelve cases ID all, a
 majority of which were of nild chargc- ter. No new cases have been reported
 during the past four days.
 SAN FRASCIsCo. February 24-The steamer Australia arrived this morning
 from Honolulu, and brings full particu-
 lars of the great lava flow from Msuns
 LOa. The sIght IS described as magnlfi- cen: beyond description. A column of fire w8s first observed from the summit
 Oi She crater On the night of January 10th. The fire died down before mid
 u!gh', but that great volcanic disturb anoes were going on was evident, as the
 cessation of the fire was followed by an
 earthquake hich followed ID quick sue
 ces ion up to the night of the 18th, when
 the fire sud lava agaIn burst forth from
 the mountain side. The length of the
 lava stream Is estimated to be from Is
 to 2O miles. This distance the lava &C., conplIshed in two days, spreading as Il descended, and reaching the sea on the evening ot January 20-h. The stream continued to flow without interruption till the Z9.h, when river of fire burst forth, fO!IO@ing the hue of the lava flow. When the fires famed out, the heavy srtbqulkes cesssd although slight tremOrs were fel: at intervals thereafter
 HAsHINGT0S. February 23.-Presid- i1g officer John Sherman to-day pre- scented 0 letter in the senate resigning hl7 pos ton, the resignation 10 take etfec. Saturday at l p. ID. His term as senator expires on the 4th of March. The communication was read and or dered placed on file.
 WAsHISGToX, February 23.-There is an impression abroad tonight that eith- CT Senator HOar or Senator Ingalls, will he selected to succeed SeaatOr Sherman IS president of the senate. 1t IS not known that either is a candidate for the h0D0r and the impression has for its basis Ocly the informal preliminary talks of this afternoon among senators. In addition to their well known stand lug and long experience both are eX- pert pEriismeutarisns. l. i5 thought that the senator selected will fill the position mt merely during the recess SuI during the next congress.
 LOUISVILLE, February 23-Colonel WLsrtUn was found dead m bed in his room at Alczander's hotel in this city this nOrSinS st o'cl-ck. He had been 1T during the evening, but before lac retITei he told his brother that be waG feeling all right agaIn. The de- ceased was Colonel in the Uuit-d States Army, and q prominent republi- cac politician U. this state. He was sl=O widely known ID the east. When Ben. Bri,tow was appointed District At- toruey for keaiucky'by Johnson Wsar- ton was appointed h,s assistant. He succeeded Mir. BristOE when the latter l was appointed Secretary ot the Treas l ury by ex-President Grant. but declined | the oEice when Garfield became presi- dent.
 EL PAso. February 23-Oa account of a cholera epidemic III South America ! Governor Ross appointed a quarantine | officer for his city to loOk after persons coming from the souih.
 JACKSON. Cal, February l3.-News has Il-t been received here to-day of the | destruction by ire of the general mer- chand'se store ot ]. V. D. Palmer, ot Lancha Pl,na- The clerk, young man | named Johnson, slept in the beck part | of 5h- store, sDd went to bed tbet night | considerably intoxicated. IL IS supposed | that be upset the lamp. His IDiuries | were so severe that re died iu s few bouIs. The buiiding and it's contents were atOtsl loss.
 NEw YoEK. February 23.-Civilisns who gre talking freely about the sort of t0rtIhca,icns needed for the defense of ihIs harbor arc taken sback by Admiral POr,er's letter to Congressman Lawler, lt states that n nine mile circle of fire there are Lu3dreds Ot irOnclEds that could to-day, If anchored off Coney Is- land, reach nearly all of Staten Island, a large portion ot Bergen Neck, the South eyn railroad docks at Jersey City, all the lover portion of New York city and nearly n quarter of a mile above the city hall, all Brooklyn tO near Hunters PcIUt, including the East river bridge and the navy yard, Jamaica Bay and Rockaway Beach. with a mortar which is nov being sxperimepted upon, abroad. lt would be possible with few ofthese mortar boats to devsstste the country